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Rochester, MN vs Lacey, WA

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Highlights
- Lacey has 44.2% more rainy days than Rochester.
- Lacey has 24.4% less Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lacey scores 10.8% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNLacey, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4938
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock163106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2032443
Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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Reviews for Lacey    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

My husband is in the military and so we move from place to place. Lacey is about 20 minutes drive from Joint Base Lewis Mcchord. The area is really nice because it is a  More

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Over 15 years ago

I'm just ready to move someplace where the sun shines more, it's warmer and  More

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Over 16 years ago

There is currently construction on a trail that connects from Lacey to Tummwater. The trail used to be an abandoned railroad. I'm very happy because of  More

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